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Cross Country (Breland album)

Cross Country is the debut studio album by American musician Breland. It was released through Bad Realm Records and Atlantic Records on September 9, 2022.[3][4] The album features guest artists Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton, Thomas Rhett, Ingrid Andress and Lady A.

Cross Country
Studio album by
Breland
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022
Length43:09
Label
Producer
Breland chronology
Rage & Sorrow
(2020) 		Cross Country
(2022)
Singles from Cross Country
  1. "Cross Country"
    Released: February 26, 2021
  2. "Throw It Back"
    Released: June 4, 2021
  3. "Praise the Lord"
    Released: March 7, 2022
  4. "Natural"
    Released: June 14, 2022
  5. "Told You I Could Drink"
    Released: August 5, 2022
  6. "For What It's Worth"
    Released: October 17, 2022
Alternate cover
Singles from Cross Country: The Extra Mile
  1. "Cowboy Don't"
    Released: August 25, 2023[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

An extended edition was released on September 15, 2023, to celebrate the one year anniversary of the album and features six additional tracks.[5]

Background

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The album was initially hinted for a June 2022 release.[6][7]

Promotion

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The title track and lead single "Cross Country" was released on February 26, 2021 with a music video. An updated version featuring Mickey Guyton was released three weeks later on March 19, 2021.[8] The Mickey Guyton version appears on the album instead of the original.

"Throw It Back" featuring Keith Urban was released on June 4, 2021, and serves as the second single from the album. Breland and Urban previously collaborated on "Out the Cage" from Urban's 2020 album The Speed of Now Part 1.

"Praise the Lord" was released as the third single on March 7, 2022 and features Thomas Rhett. It debuted at number 100 on the Billboard 200.

The album's fourth single, "Natural" was released on June 14, 2022.

Breland released "Told You I Could Drink" featuring Lady A on August 5, 2022 as the album's fifth single.

"For What It's Worth" and its music video was released on the same day as the album on September 9, 2022, and was Breland's first single to impact country radio on October 17, 2022.[9]

Track listing

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Cross Country track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Here for It" (featuring Ingrid Andress)
  • Sam Sumser
  • Sean Small
  • Scibilia
3:03
2."County Line"
  • Small
  • Sumser
3:31
3."Praise the Lord" (featuring Thomas Rhett)
  • Bunetta
  • Fishman
  • Durrett
2:40
4."Natural"
  • Sumser
  • Small
2:42
5."Told You I Could Drink" (featuring Lady A)
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Manno
3:56
6."For What It's Worth"
  • Breland
  • Block
  • Durrett
  • Greylan James
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Durrett
2:55
7."Happy Song"
  • Small
  • Sumser
3:17
8."Growing Pains"
2:41
9."Throw It Back" (featuring Keith Urban)
  • Breland
  • Keith Urban
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Sumser
  • Small
3:07
10."Thick"
  • Breland
  • Jonathan Yip
  • Ray Romulus
  • Jeremy Reeves
  • Ray Charles McCollough II
  • Sean Douglas
  • Sean Ross
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Torin Martinez
2:26
11."Cross Country" (featuring Mickey Guyton)
  • Breland
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Will Gittens
  • Mickey Guyton
  • Summer
  • Small
3:24
12."Good for You"
  • Breland
  • Tyler Braden
  • Small
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Sumser
3:02
13."Don't Look at Me"
  • George
  • Small
  • Sumser
3:18
14."Alone at the Ranch"
  • Breland
  • Tom Jordan
  • Mitch Thompson
Tom Jordan3:07
Total length:43:09
Extended edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cowboy Don't"
  • Breland
  • Manno
  • Haley Mae Campbell
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Manno
2:42
2."Thirsty"
  • Breland
  • Sebastian Garcia
  • Autumn Buysse
  • Jared Griffin
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Noby Sidez
2:13
3."Anniversary"
  • Breland
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Hunt
  • Gorley
  • Sumser
  • Small
2:43
4."Cracks"
  • Breland
  • Marc Sciblia
  • Derek Southerland
  • Jon Green
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Sciblia
3:39
5."Guilty Pleasure" (featuring Brittney Spencer)
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Arjes
3:12
6."The Extra Mile"
  • Breland
  • Sam Sumser
  • Sean Small
  • Caitlyn Smith
  • Sumser
  • Small
3:23
21."My Truck"
  • Breland
  • Troy Taylor
  • Kalvin Austin
  • Devon Barton
  • Edrick Miles
  • Tatiana Zeigler
  • Taylor
  • Kal V
2:38
22."Cross Country"
  • Breland
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Gittens
  • Sumser
  • Small
3:26
23."For What It's Worth" (featuring Alana Springsteen)
  • Breland
  • Block
  • Durrett
  • James
  • Springsteen
  • Liz Rose
  • Sumser
  • Small
  • Durrett
2:56
24."My Truck (Remix)" (featuring Sam Hunt)
  • Breland
  • Taylor
  • Hunt
  • Austin
  • Barton
  • Miles
  • Zeigler
  • Taylor
  • Kal V
2:39

Sample credits

Charts

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Chart performance for Cross Country
Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 143
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 15

Certifications

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Certifications for Cross Country
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Cross Country release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 9, 2022
  • Compact disc
  • digital download
  • streaming
[15][16][17]
July 21, 2023 Vinyl [18][19][20]

References

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  1. ^ Iahn, Buddy (August 25, 2023). "Breland drops crowd-favorite 'Cowboy Don't'". The Music Universe. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Breland - Cross Country Album Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Breland Reveals Details Of Debut Album 'Cross Country'". RTTNews. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Breland announces highly anticipated debut album". The Music Universe. 14 June 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Anderson, Liza (September 18, 2023). "Breland Goes 'The Extra Mile' With Expanded Version Of Debut Album". Music Row. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ^ ""BRELAND's Debut Album 'Cross Country' Coming This Summer"". 8 March 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Dowling, Marcus K. (March 16, 2022). "My mind is racing': BRELAND says having clear mission helped land him three CMT Music Awards nominations". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Breland Teams Up With Mickey Guyton For New Version Of 'Cross Country'". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cross Country: The Extra Mile by BRELAND on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Hall, Kristin M. (September 13, 2022). "BRELAND, king of collabs, invents the sound of cross country". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. ^ @billboardcharts (September 19, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Top Country Albums: Week of September 24, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Breland – Cross Country". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "Cross Country CD". warnermusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  16. ^ "Cross Country CD (Autographed)". warnermusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  17. ^ "Cross Country Digital Album". warnermusic.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Cross Country Black Vinyl". brelandmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Cross Country Baby Blue Vinyl". brelandmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Breland - Cross Country (Walmart Exclusive Ultra Clear LP) - Country - Vinyl (Atlantic)". walmart.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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